Debian DSA-3916-1: Critical Update for Atril Code Execution Risk
debian
July 21, 2017
It was discovered that Atril, the MATE document viewer, made insecure use of tar when opening tar comic book archives (CBT)
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.8.1+dfsg1-4+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.16.1-2+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your atril packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: atril
CVE ID: CVE-2017-1000083
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